Hornets!

[tommystinson]

I was riding through CNY the other day and enjoying the fall foliage. I was flipping up my visor in the small villages along the way, and was lax in putting it back down coming out of Little Falls, NY. A hornet/yellowjacket/wasp variant chose to join me inside my Shoei, then decided he didn't like the accomodations. He demonstrated his displeasure by stinging me repeatedly on my left temple, and I reciprocated, albeit a little too slowly, by smearing his insectoid flesh against the side of my head. Hornet guts do not make an effective balm for hornet stings. Inspired by this unpleasantry, I will be amusing myself next summer by slaughtering all hornets on my property, including women and children. (No threat of any kind should be inferred regarding females and offspring of any other species, especially human!) Have a nice day.

[rfbatman]

A very amusing story. Got a kick out of it as I got stung by one of their relatives several weeks back. Got me on the arm tho...

I guess that comes with the territory....

[jayklink]

No stinging bugs yet, but...

I haven't ran into any stinging bugs yet. I had several bugs fly into my helmet and I always hope they are not the biting kind. I figure my time will come.

I did have a bird ricochet off my helmet once. It scared the crap out of me. I guess the bird was alright. I looked back in my mirrors and did not see anything on the road.

[Shuriken]

I promise I'm not laughing at your misfortune, only the way you amusingly told the story!

I got off my bike and walked in to Autozone the other day and started talking to the cashiers about sand paper and felt some niceness on my back. I was getting stung by something that got down my shirt. A little embarrasing, but I smashed it and later looked in the mirror and had about a 1 inch welt.

I hate bees, ticks, and mosquitos.

Ben

[XSMichelle]

Here in NH we have June Bugs in late summer/early fall. I've been hit by one in the forehead at highway speeds and it felt like someone threw a rock at my head. Fortunately, it didn't hit anything vital.

[mitch]

Funny

Ha Ha, Michelle very funny i got hit by a june bug at 75 mph thought someone hit me with a ball pien hammer Know what your saying , Right between the eyes lol. A buddy of mine was biking in a tee shirt , a sparrow hit him in the shoulder and stuck right there beek embedded in him, he almost wiped out i was right behind him, now that was scary . Biking ya gotta love it !.......MITCH

[XSMichelle]

Your friend should have had the bird stuffed and mounted, it would have made a great conversation piece. Hey, he could have attached it right to his handlebars like a hood ornament. Anyway, they should make those birds fly on the right side of the road with the traffic.

[sksxs1100]

I always ride with my sunglasses or clear safety under my helmet, both pair fit perfect in the opening.. I have had a few bugs decide to commict suicide on the glasses while the face sheild was up. Dragon flies in the throat at 75mph do tend to smart, i caught something big in the shoulder I think it was a bumblebee, that flat out hurt... and ducked just in time to miss a bird at 70. atleast with the windshield on i dont get hit as much anymore..lol

[wildbill]

I think the craziest thing that happened to me,was rideing on a winding road near home one night.Saw a owl on the side of road.The owl must have been hitch hiking or something and tried to land on my handlebars.That was a very strange experence to say the least. Funny when I think back on it.

[uk1.1s]

Buzzz...splat

Not only happening to me then!

A bee at highway (motorway) speeds on the knee is pretty painful for a few minutes. Managed to miss the stinging end tho' so far.

Back in '95 I was on holiday in Southern Ireland when I rode down to this small bay on the Atlantic cost in Kerry. Beautiful warm day, great view coming down the hill to a small secluded village, riding down a country lane with hedges blooming with flowers either side. Real good mellow feeling of a gentle tour around the countryside.

After a couple of minutes I realised that the little dots I could see were wasps & bees darting across the lane to visit all the flowers. I soon had the visor on my helmet down!!!

[Springer]

OUCH

I know that feeling I got rocked over the weekend. Big Bumble Bee right in chest at 60 MPH. It felt like a boulder hit me in the chest.....

[wildbill]

I have had yellow jackets get in my helment with the visor down and then try to fly through the face sheild to get out.Now that will get your attention.I was takeing a short ride near home one day and had my sheild up just a little to let some air in.Well something else got in,could feel it crawling around my left ear.Pulled off thinking it was a yellow jacket,turned out to be a very big bumble bee.Needless to say I pitched a large fit scared me so bad.Can`t afford to get stung, have to carry sting kit.Something to think about.Ride,ride and ride somemore.This is getting interesting I know others have had experences like these.Air it out.

[Dragonrider]

Hornets? Did somebody say hornets!

Friggen things...see the link. Ugh!

http://cuagain.manilasites.com/stories/storyReader$283

[MartyA]

Crazy purists. Try a fairing?

No bugs in my teeth! Got tired of getting 'shot' at night...

[graybird78]

flying objects

Not to laugh at anyone, but Igot the old june bug right between the eyes at 50 mph. felt like someone had thrown a rock out of a wrist rocket at me.had wife on back. had to pull over cuz I was tearing so bad I couldn't see.when she asked what happened told her and she laughed till she saw the welt mark it left.hard to explain to people how it happened without them lol. now they all kiss their little oops on my windsheild